CANNABIS
Represented a Colorado-based whiskey company in a licensing partnership with the athletic program at a major university.Represent family office as the seller of various cannabis license assets in a series of transactions exceeding $5 million aggregate.Represented cannabis manufacturer as the seller of in a transaction exceeding $13 million in value.Represent start-up cannabis in corporate formation, corporate governance, raising initial capital in excess of $5 million and commercial contracting matters.Represent cannabis retail dispensary and related entities on ongoing matters as sublandlord, and previously, as the seller of its business assets and in the sublease of its leasehold interests pursuant to a master ground lease in a transaction exceeding $4 million in value.Represent numerous companies (including multi-state operators) in industry-specific regulatory compliance, and complex multistate compliance strategies, ranging from jurisdiction-specific legislative and regulatory issues to jurisdictional surveys, inclusive of cannabis (both marijuana and hemp), alcoholic beverages, psychedelics and other regulatory and administrative law matters.Represent client in the purchase of and/or application for a series of liquor licenses, along with related corporate formation, corporate governance, real estate purchase and leasing considerations, for a planned series of 5-10 facilities in southern Colorado.Represent numerous landlords concerning matters relating to preservation, maintenance and/or transition of liquor licenses to inure to the benefit of incoming tenants and other related considerations.Represented publicly-traded company in the strategic deployment of over $300 million of assets in the cannabis industry, including advisement corporate, strategic and regulatory considerations.Represent numerous companies in regulatory compliance matters, ranging from FDA and FTC compliance in marketing and labeling; data privacy; Prop 65; to import/export.Represent hemp industry stakeholders appellate challenges in federal appellate court in 2017 and 2020 challenges to DEA rulemaking.Advised numerous federal, state, local and tribal governments in drafting of legislation and promulgation of corresponding regulation to establish commercialized regulatory schemes.Represented association of Colorado hemp companies in lobbying and advocacy efforts.Senior secured loan for acquisition financing.
Mortgage finance in connection with acquisition.
Structure and implement multistate merger between two competitors.
Raise funds for unsecured debenture loan to Canadian public company.
Significant due diligence in connection with large merger transaction.
